Affordable home in Encinitas prematurely sold during regulatory wait period
UPDATE: A judge has dismissed a federal housing discrimination lawsuit mentioned below. However, the status of the case does not change the potential violations in...
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Decades of flooding in Leucadia raise drainage, legal questions
ENCINITAS — Jeff, a Leucadia resident who lives on Basil Street, said it was in 2001 when his home first flooded. “It was two weeks...
U.S. Attorney’s Office announces resources for reporting election fraud
REGION — The local U.S. Attorney’s Office announced today that one of its prosecutors will oversee efforts to handle complaints of voting rights abuses and...
Election 2020: North County’s U.S. Congressional Candidates
Over the past two months, The Coast News sent electronic questionnaires in four batches to North County candidates in different levels of government, including federal...
Solana Beach votes yes on safe gun storage ordinance
SOLANA BEACH – Following close behind the city of San Diego, the Solana Beach City Council passed an ordinance mandating the safe storage of firearms...
Fatal shooting at Poway synagogue considered a hate crime
Friends are mourning the woman who was killed in a shooting at a synagogue in Poway that left three others, including a rabbi, injured and...
After 30 years of planning, Leucadia hotel promises ‘barefoot luxury’
A luxury hotel three decades in the making will soon replace the boarded-up Cabo Grill & Cantina building on its bluff-top perch in Leucadia....
Encinitas considers interim improvements to Coast Highway 101
Encinitas will receive a report outlining potential interim safety improvements to Coast Highway 101 at its Jan. 9 meeting, but some residents are skeptical over...
Blakespear: Advance Leucadia Streetscape in wake of Walker accident
Encinitas Mayor Catherine Blakespear is set to request city staff to devise an “immediate” plan to implement pieces of the Leucadia Streetscape in the wake...
Cardiff 101 Executive Director seriously injured in bicycle crash
This story has been updated since publication to include information about the accident and statements from Circulate SD executive Director Colin Parent The executive director...
‘Blue Wave’ washes ashore in North County
Once a reliable bastion of support for the Republican Party at all levels of government, leadership changes have definitely taken hold of North County following...
‘Dark money’ pushing thumb on council races
Thousands of dollars of so-called “dark money” is emerging as a major factor in city council races in a pair of North County cities. ...
Deputy Richard Fischer allegation: ‘It happened to me, too’
At least 20 women across North County have come forward with harrowing tales of rampant sexual abuse at the hands of San Diego County Sheriff’s...
Packard announces withdrawal from Carlsbad City Council race
CARLSBAD — Longtime Carlsbad Councilman Mark Packard announced Aug. 7 he is withdrawing from the District 1 race. In an email to The Coast News,...
Planning Commission rejects proposed Beacon’s Beach staircase
After four-hour meeting filled with emotional testimony on both sides of a proposed concrete staircase at Beacon’s Beach, the Encinitas Planning Commission sent a clear...